Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-25
.FHR COERCION BRBiFR
Mr. Gladstone Talks to the
Point on the Proposed
Measure.
Secretary Balfour is Bitterly
Attacked by +" United
Ireland"
Eighty-nve Miners Entombed
in a Coliery by an
Explosion.
Leaves Is to the ChAmbsr-Germany
Rsfusss-Freneh Oaielal Dismissed.
Cholera DisAPpearing = News
Notes From China and Japan
By Way Of San Francisco.


The Coercion Debate.
LoSDos, March 2l.-In tte House Of
Commons this evening the debate on
the motion for urgency for the Ooe1e en
hill was resumed By Gladstone. He re.
fesred 10 the unprecedented position of
the House. vh Oh bad already sat leo
mosths, durine which is independezt
| initiative had been suppressed. Even
nov the Conservatives are exultant over
the prospects Of passing she motion for
forcing the House TO absolutely sur
render its whole time until bill Of an
extremely severe character had been
carried. There could be no greater
calamity for the Hsuss than this soFt OF
pressure. II would bFimg the procedure
rules into disrepate.
He had seen more parliamentary life
than any other man IN the House. bat
be never knew OF 80 grave q state Of af-
fairs. Il vas due 10 the extreme abuse
Of power by the mai srity which. II per
sisted in, would leave behind it sense
OF intolsFable wrong. rhs yoke thus
pat 90 the neak q the House would not
be borns patiently. The condition Of
affairs wss very different from that
when the coercion bill Of 1881 was
passed. There vas no pressure upon
the House, nor was there any indications
Of the nature Of the proposed Govern
ment measure heretofore in asking
special legislation IN dealing vita crime
In ireland. Rhe Ministers we're tired OF
the tsFFihle pFevaienoa Of crime aud
threatened social order OF thiags. Was
that the case now? The House had been
told that she numbrr OF a9farian OF
fenses prior to the passage Of the for
estsrs' coercion act exceeded the high
est number since. TIE crime then was.
however, Of q different character frsm
that which the Government neV has
sought to check. The pressnt crime
consisted in combining ta obtain Ger
tain reductions Of rent. Irish cheers.
Even tue evidence whioh the Govern
mant put before the House showed that
this crime vas restricted to the demands
fer q last Abatement OF rent. Never
had any former ooeroion act be- n re-
sisted by the mai lrisy Of the members
from Ireland. Cheers.l Nov there
was protest against coercion from an
overwhelming majority OF the Irish
members. Oheers-
Had the Government any just claim
for demanding urgency for new re-
pgessiVe measure after appointing
commission 70 examine on the spot the
rent QUESTION aud the evils arising from
the land lAws7 The Government row
put aside the recommendations OF the
commission and asked Parliament for
increased power TO make laws more
offensive 20 the general sense OF the
Irish people. lOhesEsl Gensrai Bal
ler's evidence proved that the tenants
not paying rent were anxious to pay
a. -
meut against the paymeRt OF rent. but
a oombined effort to obtain fair rents.
The Irish people aptly fellow an exam
ple constantly set by others to see what
they could make Oat OF exclusive deal
ING. TIE Government had contracts
which should not be broken, yet Baltour,
while preaching the doctrine OF the
sancsity of contracts. was RoiDR 70 in
troduoe q bill breaking the lease hold
contracts adjusted under the laod act
Of 1882. Is was not to viRdicaie the
sanct;sy of contracts, nor 20 re-
press widespread Outbreaks OF the Irish
that the Government asked coercion Tor
Ireland. o. whatever nature the Gov
eminent measure should turn out 70 bs,
the euty OF the Liberals. whether In the
minority or maj Gritty, 10 to refuse 20 IN
dorse its urgency. He trusted thai the
people Of Eogland would see tbat the
Liberals would be united ia opposing
this alleged meAsnre TO the last stage
and that The Lideral members would
ring out that justice and reason Wsfe
against q Government which, after
eighty six years OF experience, we're
preparing, aadeF tho name OF q statute
of Parliament, 20 STRIKE fresh blow At
the Ifs and happiness OF IrtlAnd and az
the prosperity, contentment and unity
Of the Irish people.
@ 0adstone's denanciation OF she use
OF closure 80 curtaii the debates on the
Ureenoy melton and the Coercion bill
mas forced the Government 90 recon
sider the snhjeci. A Ministry haa
decided 10 peFDit 4 pFolongati0n st the
discussion, bat will insist that the honse
| foreQo ila E4steF vacation. The Coer-
eion bill will be passed before the noii-
daya. The section OF the Gladstonian
party is disoontented With she half
yelled approval of the plan OF cam
paiRu by the Eaglish Home kalsrs, asd
the Parnellites are delighted wilh tne
speech.
/ hill. viii respond ts Glada0ne's chAl
I-pIs 20 the q 1vsFnmeat 10 state wnat
1Ftrne there is shai iastidss the ad sp-
tioa of the msasure. Ths Daolia
executive has prepared q ststsmsnt de
signed 10 AssIst Baifcuf in proving that
TIE plan OF osmpaign has been direstsd
against traassmsn wno are tue creditors
OF farmers bslsngina TO the National
League.
The Parnellites vill msiaiaia the
plan stFistiv coodned 10 the arrange
ments rsspsofinz rent. 10 rssponse 20
a circular sskinR thsiF views oa the sns-
test, the Irish Wesleyan ministers, witb
ar exceptions, have replied that they
are opposed 20 bone ruis.
RIooay BaIfsur villa Tigers Heart.
DuBLrx, March "a - Usffsd ireland.
Parnelra organ, publisbes = bitter at
tsek oa BAlfour. Chef Secretary of Ire
land. II calls him be bloody BaifO0F
with A tigers heAFt wrapped 10 .
wonan's hide" and says Re has entered
( lightly into Struggle With tbe Catholic
eeufch. In such struggles the pFood=si
desuota have ben humbied into dust.
prime Bismarck. willie svayinR the
dessipies Of EaFoNs, 10 his whole career
bat once leaned the bitterness Of De
feat. and that vas when be laid his
hands on the chuFea Wbich resents tns
ssareiiQisus handling Of the sacred
pFivilegsa Of priesthood.
Rntonsbed Miners
sYDxxT. March 2l.-E zhty ave men
sre ensombed bv the explosion 20 Bal
oollisry Yesterday. Tue aesidont o.
caryed IN a tunuel q mile and bali
J from The moatb Of tue pi.. seFsn
bodiss have bssu rseoTsreo. Tue trnrsi
j. bloesed By debris esased oy he sx-
plosioD-
Leaves "a % the ChaHaeer.
PAsrs March "A The oAhinst, while
Il a0es IA favor the Frinciple Of sur
tax on freign cAstIe, has eecidsds N
vlsw Of pKsyAiling loo pFicee. % lsave
! the desssion sf the qaestion 20 tAs
Chamber Of Deput1sa-